Listen "Inside the $1.4 Trillion Solopreneur Market + the Tools We Built (ft. Hooman, Collective CEO)"
Episode Synopsis
This week on Built This Week, we team up with Hooman (CEO, Collective) to build—and ship—new tools for solopreneurs. Jordan demos a cash-flow forecaster, insurance compliance checks, lending readiness, and AI business insights…plus a just-for-fun “Make It Rain” mode and mini-game. Then we go deep on Collective’s roadmap and the future of the one-person business.What we built-Cash-Flow Forecasting from your P&L + balance sheet (with sliders for revenue, expenses, and owner salary)-Insurance Compliance review (flags lapses like workers’ comp and gaps like cyber)-Lending Readiness & Risk report (eligibility + risk summary)-AI Business Insights panel (Gemini-powered analysis)-Bonus: “Make It Rain” theme + a quick 3D game (three.js)Guest spotlight — the solopreneur wave-Solopreneurs are already 38% of the U.S. workforce, generating $1.4T in revenue-27M+ Americans run solo businesses; 5.5M make $100k+-Why so many switch to an S-Corp with Collective: average $10k/year in tax savings; plans from $349/mo; and a “CFO-in-your-pocket” vision with AI agentsTech stack-Front end: Vite + React, Tailwind (UI), filtering library for snappy tables-Models: started on Grok 120B, then moved to Gemini for larger context windows-Fun stuff: three.js for the Make-It-Rain mini-gameChapters (tap to jump)0:00 Cold open + theme0:42 Hosts + guest intro (Hooman, Collective)2:15 Why we built these features3:00 Build #1: Cash-flow forecasting demo8:48 Build #2: Insurance compliance check9:36 Build #3: Lending readiness + risk report10:17 Build #4: AI insights dashboard10:37 Build #5: “Make It Rain” mode + 3D game14:15 Collective deep-dive: product, pricing, and who it’s for22:21 AI news + mega-capex talk (NVIDIA, Oracle, OpenAI)33:50 The margin crunch + round-tripping debate37:50 Wrap-up & subscribeTools & links mentionedCollective · Gemini · Grok · Vite · React · Tailwind · three.js (plus startup/AI news items)About usBuilt This Week — Jordan Metzner & Sam Nadler build something new every week and break down the AI + startup news that matters. New episodes every Friday. Subscribe for the next build.#BuiltThisWeek #Solopreneur #AI #Startups #Collective #CashFlow #FounderTools #SmallBusiness #FintechListen on Your Favorite Platform:Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/0ahiOCz...Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Amazon Music – https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/101...Deezer – https://www.deezer.com/us/show/100199...Follow the Hosts: Jordan Metzner • LinkedIn – / jordanmetzner • Instagram –
More episodes of the podcast Built This Week
TrickOrTreat!
24/10/2025
AI Agents Reinvent Construction
10/10/2025
Future in Focus: AI Tools & Big Tech
29/08/2025
Hiring Tools, Built from Scratch
22/08/2025
Can Public Make You a Better Investor?
15/08/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.